maybe but I have seen others wearing them at that length
by choice, another thing that maybe could have happened was that his pants were slipping off. If you have ever wore a traditional
draw string pant they can untie themselves and that is never fun.

Every once in awhile my friends and I will have a semi-serious discussion about marketing budo suspenders.

Every time I get caught up in my hakama, which is usually when I lead warm ups and are doing some kind of burpees, squat jumps, back falls, or whatever...I just stop right where I am at and address that ****. Trying to move after your foot gets caught just makes things worse. I just stop and fix it with my hand. Another reason why I tie that **** up nice and high.

The uniform fit is very important in judo, particularly the sleeves. In recent years IJF has introduced a special measuring device to make sure uniforms are within spec as so many people are looking for that little edge.